Jan 24th, 2010 · Jurors begin hearing evidence in the trial of a man who has admitted killing a doctor who performed abortions. Scott Roeder is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting of Dr. George Tiller at his church in Wichita last May. The district attorney has fought to keep any mention of abortion out of the trial.
Jan 22nd, 2010 · Jurors begin hearing evidence Friday in the trial of Scott Roeder, charged with first-degree murder in the shooting of a doctor who performed abortions later in pregnancy. The Kansas man has admitted to killing Dr. George Tiller in May, but the case is far from open-and-shut.
Jan 12th, 2010 · The Supreme Court reinstated the death sentence of a neo-Nazi who shot and killed three people and seriously wounded a fourth during a 1980s murder spree in Ohio. Frank Spisak, 57, was convicted during a sensational trial in which he grew an Adolph Hitler-style mustache, gave Nazi salutes to jurors and carried a copy of Hitler's Mein Kampf.
Nov 11th, 2009 · So how badly did federal prosecutors blow it in the case in which a jury acquitted two former hedge fund managers of subprime mortgage related fraud? The jury found the prosecutors' case so weak apparently that one juror said she'd invest with the two men who were on trial.
Oct 19th, 2009 · Court officials report that they are hearing more hardship excuses from potential jurors during the recession. A poll conducted by the Center for Jury Studies suggests that the extent of this problem depends on how hard the recession has hit a given community.
Sep 24th, 2009 · The New Orleans family claimed trailer makers used shoddy materials and methods that led to elevated levels of formaldehyde in a rush to meet the demand for temporary shelters after hurricanes Katrina and Rita. But jurors find the trailer wasn't "unreasonably dangerous."
Jun 1st, 2009 · The former head of Kmart Corp., who told jurors he was hired to save the venerable retailer, was found liable Monday for misleading investors about company finances before a bankruptcy protection filing in 2002. The verdict against Charles Conaway came in a civil fraud trial in federal court in Michigan.
Mar 5th, 2009 · A dozen jurors decide the fate of an 18-year-old accused of murdering his father. The twist? He's Chechen, they're Russian, and the region's recent history is very much in play.